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ethical and professional codes of conduct  

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  • Codes of conduct are statements of values, beliefs, standards, legal compliance, or organizational policy and procedures that are articulated to inform those governed by the codes or hold those affected by the codes accountable to this type of ethical behavior. Every professional association has created and promulgated a code of conduct for its members. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Codes of Conduct, Ethical and Professional]

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